Jena: How a laboratory robot is accelerating research

Symbolbild: Jena: Wie ein Laborroboter die Forschung beschleunigt

Jena, August 23, 2026. At the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) in Jena, an automated robotics platform is revolutionizing the search for new drugs. The system, known as JenXplor, screens large numbers of samples with high automation to identify drug candidates against dangerous infectious diseases.